Haematological reference values for farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) in New Zealand

1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Cross ◽  
C. G. Mackintosh ◽  
J. F. T. Griffin
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Reference Values ◽  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
Red Deer

scholarly journals Pressure Algometry Validation and Determination of Efficacy of Articaine Hydrochloride Ring Block in Antler Removal in Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2023
Author(s):  
Farzin Sahebjam ◽  
Kavitha Kongara ◽  
John Paul Chambers ◽  
Ruth Ellen Walker ◽  
Rafea Naffa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
Red Deer ◽  
Analgesic Efficacy ◽  
Postoperative Pain Management ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Nociceptive Response ◽  
Duration Of Action ◽  
Velvet Antler ◽  
Significant Difference

New Zealand deer farming centres on the production of meat and velvet antler. Velvet antler removal is a painful procedure and currently, New Zealand Animal Welfare regulations dictate surgical removal of velvet antlers under lignocaine anaesthesia. To improve our knowledge on the efficacy and duration of other local anaesthetics to mitigate pain after antler removal, it is important to accurately assess and quantify pain arising from antler removal. Therefore, the current study was designed to validate mechanical nociceptive threshold (MNT) testing using a Wagner hand-held algometer, and to apply this methodology to assess the efficacy and duration of action of articaine for antler removal in deer. Baseline force (N) required to elicit the nociceptive response was recorded in 40 yearling male red deer on three alternate days. Ten of the 40 animals were selected for antler removal after administration of 4% articaine hydrochloride as a ring block. The duration of analgesic efficacy of articaine was assessed by algometry across 5 time points. There was a significant difference in MNTs among the three days (day 3 versus day 1 (p < 0.0001), day 2 versus day 1 (p < 0.0001), and day 1 versus day 2 (p < 0.01)). Positive correlations were observed between weight, antler length and thresholds. The MNT values remained above 20N for 6 h after removal of velvet antlers under the articaine ring block. This study provides valuable information about the use of MNT in red deer. These findings lay a foundation for future studies in the topics of peri-operative and postoperative pain management in deer antler removal, and a possible alternative use for articaine.

Reproductive performance of farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) in New Zealand: V

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 189-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.J.M. Audigé ◽  
P.R. Wilson ◽  
R.S. Morris
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
Red Deer

Alpha and gamma herpesvirus detection in two herds of farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) in New Zealand

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
RA Squires ◽  
PR Wilson ◽  
NC Whelan ◽  
AC Johnstone ◽  
MA Ayanegui-Alcérreca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
Red Deer ◽  
Gamma Herpesvirus

Reproductive performance of farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) in New Zealand

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 239-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Audigé ◽  
Peter R Wilson ◽  
Roger S Morris
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
Red Deer

scholarly journals Sperm Collection From Shot Red Deer Stags (Cervus Elaphus) and the Utilisation of Sperm Frozen and Subsequently Thawed

1999 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Zomborszky ◽  
T. Zubor ◽  
J. Tóth ◽  
P. Horn
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
Red Deer ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Genetic Material ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Bovine Semen ◽  
Progressive Motility ◽  
Intravaginal Device ◽  
Plastic Products

Sperm samples were collected from the epididymides of 11 hunter-killed stags (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus) within 2 to 17 h post mortem in September 1991. Progressively motile spermatozoa were diluted and deep-frozen in tris-yolk extender by a procedure routinely used for bovine semen. The pre-freezing motility of spermatozoa from 6 stags was higher than 80%, while the sperm of 5 animals was found to be unsuitable for dilution. In the post-thawed sperm of six stags 40-50% of the spermatozoa showed progressive motility and the number of viable spermatozoa ranged from 8.6 to 26.7 × 106 per 0.25 ml straw. Two years later, three hinds were superovulated by the use of a progesterone-releasing intravaginal device (CIDR type G, Carter, Holt Harvey Plastic Products Group Ltd., Hamilton, New Zealand) for a period of 14 days and with follicle stimulating hormone (Folicotropin inj., Spofa, Prague). Each hind was inseminated artificially 60 h after the withdrawal of CIDR with thawed sperm injected into the uterus via the vagina. Seven days later the uteri were flushed out, as a result of which 3 early blastocysts + 1 ovum, 3 morulae + 4 ova, and 1 morula + 7 ova, respectively, were recovered from the three hinds. Deer embryos were frozen according to a glycerolbased freezing protocol. A further two years later two hinds were oestrussynchronised with CIDR type G and 300 IU PMSG (Folligon inj., Intervet, NL), and two of the thawed embryos were transplanted into two recipient hinds 7 days after heat. One of these gave birth to a normal stag fawn in June 1996. This was the first deer born in Hungary from embryo transfer. The results obtained indicate that sperm from top stags shot in the course of hunting can prove useful for the preservation of genetic material or in the development of the farmed deer system.

A survey of gastrointestinal nematode species in red deer (Cervus elaphus) farms in New Zealand using PCR

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 100419 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Tapia-Escárate ◽  
N. Lopez-Villalobos ◽  
I. Scott ◽  
P.R. Wilson ◽  
S.A. Bisset ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
Red Deer ◽  
Gastrointestinal Nematode ◽  
Nematode Species

Parapoxvirus infections in New Zealand farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus)

1987 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.W. Horner ◽  
A.J. Robinson ◽  
R. Hunter ◽  
B.T. Cox ◽  
R. Smith
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
Red Deer
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